Enhanced Image by Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA)/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS , Circular currents, or vortices, in Jupiter's atmosphere taken by the Juno spacecraft. (Photo NASA) , The Juno spacecraft arrived in the Jovian system in 2016. (Illustration NASA) , Eddies, circular currents of water, seen in Earth's Southern Ocean near Antarctica. (Photo NASA) , Annalisa Bracco

Dipping a Toe in Jupiter’s Atmospheric ‘Oceans’ and Polar Cyclones

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New NASA satellite images of polar cyclones on Jupiter are helping Annalisa Bracco and a network of fellow scientists understand the forces and fluid dynamics that drive these unique weather patterns.
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College of Sciences Hires First Career Educator

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James Stringfellow, an employment specialist with experience helping Atlanta’s veterans and entertainment industry, will now assist College of Sciences students and instructors with career mapping, planning, and workforce issues.
Africa is home to a diverse range of vertebrate ecosystems, including the most complete natural community of remaining terrestrial megafauna. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston) , Zebra gallop across grassland in eastern Africa. Ankle gear ratios of mammals that live in open savannas vary to those in more enclosed habitats, since animals in open areas typically need to run faster. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston) , Assistant Professor Jenny McGuire, 2020 NSF CAREER Award Winner , Zebra skull at a wildlife education center in eastern Africa. In places or times with less precipitation, mammal communities overall will have more robust, rugged, resistant teeth. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston) , A yellow baboon family joins a warthog to root for snacks in the soil. Along nutrient-poor savannas, fertile patches are attractive to hungry mammals. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston) , South Luangwa Valley giraffe, puku antelope, and Crawshay's zebra graze in Mfuwe, Zambia. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston) , Jenny McGuire rappels into Natural Trap Cave in northern Wyoming. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston) , This past summer, Jenny McGuire (right) and her Spatial Ecology & Paleontology Lab joined functional paleoecologist Julie Meachen of Des Moines University (second from left) and colleagues in studying Natural Trap Cave fossils. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)

Focus on Fossils: Paleobiologists to Unearth Ancient Megafauna in East Africa, Forecast How Humans and Climate Affect Wildlife

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Jenny McGuire will study Africa's fossil record to inform conservation biology decisions and forecast how humans and climate affect wildlife — building a better understanding between animals, physical traits over time, response to environmental changes.
A staff member assembles kits for campus Covid-19 surveillance testing

Taking Precautions as Covid-19 Cases Rise

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As of this week, the omicron variant makes up the majority of new coronavirus cases in the U.S.
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Ocean Sciences and Engineering Celebrates First Graduate

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Minda Monteagudo is a one-of-a-kind student, literally. She is the first student to ever graduate with a Ph.D. in ocean sciences and engineering from Georgia Tech.

Getting to the Root of Plant-Soil Interactions: Optical Instrument to Give Clearest 3D Images Yet of Rhizosphere

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Georgia Tech scientists and engineers are building a new DOE-funded instrument that captures 3D images of plant-microbe chemical reactions underground in an interdisciplinary effort to develop biofuels and fertilizers — and help mitigate climate change.
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Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s, Other Neurological Disorders

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School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers show connections to traffic emissions as chief cause
The Future of Space Exploration , The Space Launch System (SLS), will send people to the moon. The SLS is designed to send humans to Mars one day. (courtesy: NASA) , Astronauts will live in a spaceship called Gateway that orbits the moon. (courtesy: NASA) , NASA plans to send humans to Mars by the end of the 2030s. (courtesy: NASA) , Koki Ho, Stephen Ruffin, and Jennifer Glass

The Future of Space Exploration

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Georgia Tech points to what’s next, and how the Institute will contribute. “Discovering life beyond Earth would fundamentally change humanity’s perspective on our place in the universe,” says Earth and Atmospheric Sciences' Jennifer Glass.

College of Sciences Adds Satellite Counselor

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Satellite counselor Tara Holdampf will provide confidential consultations and support for students, virtually and from the Molecular Science and Engineering Building
Jack Winn (left), Dhruti Triveti, and Julianna Mercado wait for measurements from specialized equipment in the Analytical Chemistry Lab in the Boggs Building. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , Lab equipment purchased with Tech Fees get the Technology Fee sticker, starring Buzz. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , The radioisotope detector known as Rafael. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , When you need molecules “smashed” to find their radioactive components, use the Hulk. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , A radioisotope measurement instrument purchased with Tech Fee funds. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , The laser induced spectrometer recently purchased for the Analytical Chemistry Lab by Tech Fee funds. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , A nuclear magnetic resonance instrument for chemical breakdown and analysis. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , A closeup of the NMR instrument. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , Equipment purchased with Tech Fee funds stands ready in Christy O’Mahony’s Analytical Chemistry lab. (Photo Renay San Miguel) , Martha Broadnax (left), chemistry major, and biochemistry major Varsha Bharadwaj conduct experiments in the Analytical Chemistry Lab. (Photo Renay San Miguel)

Tech Fee Funds Next-Level Lab Instruments, Equipment, Resources for College of Sciences Students

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Learn about new Tech Fee-powered equipment and resources, and hear from Analytical Chemistry Lab instructors about how they’re using new instruments to advance their curriculum and the impact of these on students' career preparation.